With Pennsylvania schools facing difficult decisions on students’ wearing masks and new research raising concerns on carbon dioxide inhalation, the chairperson of the Senate Education Committee plans to schedule a… Read More
Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. In guidance released… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) provided information on Thursday about a new law that permits parents, guardians, and students over the age of 18 to elect to have their… Read More
Matthew D. Moyer, Principal of Rupert Elementary School in the Pottstown School District, was selected as the 2020 NAESP National Distinguished Principal. He was presented with this award at the… Read More
All year long, the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) is celebrating its 100th anniversary—a century of service, leadership, and advocacy for elementary and middle-level principals. Today, at the 2021… Read More
Dr. Eric Eshbach, PA Principals Association Assistant Executive Director, contributed to this article: Some parents may be weighing a difficult decision about holding children back from moving to the next… Read More
The form below has just been posted on the PDE website. It allows a parent/guardian to request that a student be retained for the 21-22 school year due to “lost educational… Read More
As schools moved to bring children back during the pandemic, students of color in Pennsylvania and New Jersey were less likely than white students to have the choice to attend… Read More
Lawmakers left the state Capitol after passing a $40 billion state budget that boosted school spending more than any single year in history but they also left unfinished business. While… Read More
Past PA Principals Association President and NASSP Board Member (Treasurer), Dr. Bill Ziegler, was interviewed for this article: Mondays are usually when Bill Ziegler hears about the latest drama unfolding… Read More